Home Health Line
08/15/2016
A recent analysis of clinical and functional case-mix points reveals the dramatic impact felt from the 2015 PPS final rule case-mix points shakeup.
08/15/2016
Agency leaders who receive information from employees about potential or actual workplace violence in the field should immediately complete an incident report, start an investigation and remedy — as soon as possible — whatever safety issues are truly a problem.
08/15/2016
Don’t automatically accept the findings of a Zone Program Integrity Contractor (ZPIC) audit as gospel. You might want to double-check its math.
08/15/2016
How the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) decided Excellent Home Care Services, a Brooklyn, N.Y., agency, should repay more than $7.5 million in Medicare overpayments is yet another lesson in the government’s use of a small claims sample to produce an eye-popping bill for providers.
08/15/2016
Check for greater specificity when auditing patient goals, progress and medical diagnosis in therapy documentation. Doing so will reduce the potential for denials in ICD-10.
08/15/2016
The role of franchisers in the market for private duty home support services is growing at a pace that owners of independent agencies can’t ignore.
08/15/2016
by: OCS HomeCare, now a part of the ABILITY Network
The average number of clinical case-mix points plummeted to 4.17 in 2015 from 8.27 in 2014, according to data from Seattle-based OCS HomeCare, now a part of the ABILITY Network.
08/15/2016
by: OSHA
View this checklist OSHA released about workplace violence.
08/12/2016
by: OCS HomeCare, now a part of the ABILITY Network
More than 30% of pneumonia patients receiving home health care were rehospitalized within 60 days of release from the hospital during the first five months of 2016, according to OCS HomeCare, now a part of ABILITY Network.
08/08/2016
While many Home Health Compare measures involved in value-based purchasing are improving, one has shown a steady decline. For five straight quarters, agencies nationwide have earned worse scores on the measure asking how often the home health team made sure patients received a flu shot for the current flu season.

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